Rating: 
Summary: Good toy, sneaky software
Review: The Yepp itself is terrific -- a really cool toy for big boys. Good sound, pretty easy computer interface, etc. But BEWARE -- maybe I'm just computer illiterate, but the Yepp comes with an MP3 software package that will allow you to transfer up to 50 tracks to your Yepp from CD's, and then it locks itself. You have to go online and buy an upgrade that will unlock it and let you download more tracks. It's a modest amount of money -- $20 for unlimited downloading capability -- but the idea is annoying. Why not just include the software and raise the price a bit? And why is this not made clear in the marketing or packaging of the Yepp? I think it makes Samsung look cheap and sneaky -- which you don't expect from people who can make such cool stuff.
Rating: 
Summary: Battery hungry, yet handy music machine...
Review: Update: The Samsung website has no support/software for MacOS 9 or X, thus star rating is reduced to two stars!I got this little gem for working out. It holds about a CDs worth of music. the volume cranks and the sound is excellent. the headphones that come with are weak, get a better pair, like the sony earbud-type headphones. the armband holder is good, but you can't access controls, you have to squeeze it out of the holder, a minor inconvienience. the controls can be locked, but only when it's playing, so you run the risk of draining your battery if the play button gets pushed while in your gym/other bag. it uses a single AAA battery, which will last about 1.5 times through the 64MB of music it can hold. It eat's batteries, maybe because I play the volume loud). I finally bought some rechargable AAAs for it, which are handy. I use a mac, and the Yepp software it comes with is OK, but somewhat slow to load tunes (about 10 minutes to load 64MB from scratch). This unit does what I wanted it to do, which was to provide good music in a small package for working out, so all in all I'm pretty happy with it.
Rating: 
Summary: size is best feature
Review: This is great for running. It is light, and fits perfectly in your hand. It is easy to skip songs, and adjust volume while running. Things I don't like are the arm strap (to big for me), headphones it comes with (lightweight and won't stay put), and the fact that I can never get it to turn off - I just take the battery out. And I go through a ton of batteries.
Rating:
Summary: beware... the software sucks
Review: The device itself is a cool little gizmo, although the memory size is small and it burns through batteries pretty fast. Otherwise it's perfect. It's tiny, the sound is great, and it's one of the cheaper mp3 players on the market. But be warned, the software included with the player is absolutely horrible. ...Just absolutely horrible! It's very difficult to use, and it doesn't get any easier with experience. I had to install it twice to get it to work, and now it keeps locking up....
Rating:
Summary: Solid if not Spectacular Performer
Review: Got my Yepp Mini-Yepp several months ago to take to the gym 3 times a week. I've been very pleased with the performance in a very practical way - I take it, it plays, it doesn't "skip" and I don't have to listen to the (bad) music at the gym. The downsides are (of course) the batteries don't last too long and you only get about an hour's worth of music to load on (w/o upgrade). But i manage to get about 3 hours of operation (w/ rechargeable batteries - I recharge 2 batts once a week). I found initial loading of software not a problem, and changing mp3s is not a big deal. If you're an audiophile or extremely picky about things, don't get it. If you just want to go to the gym & "tune out". This will work fine.
Rating:
Summary: disappointing in terms of memory and ease of use
Review: I bought this when Amazon mailed me an e-mail advertising it...I've recently gotten into mp3s and was impressed by my friend who bought one of those mac-friendly Ipod devices. So I bought this after reading some positive reviews. Basically, here' the skinny: 1) the memory is tiny. 12, 13 songs, tops. 2) the software is clumsy and hard to use; it takes some tinkering to figure out. 3) It does burn through the single aaa battery pretty quickly; I use rechargeables (and so should you), so it's not that big a deal. 4) It is very tiny and portable. 5) it's short on buttons...you have to use 4 buttons (play, left-right, and a function button) to navigate every command. this is irritating if you want to shift to shuffle mode in mid-jog.
So, if you don't mind having only 12 songs or so, and are comfortable with the software interface, I'd say go for it. Myself, I wish I'd bought a cd/mp3 player, despite the larger size.
Rating: 
Summary: A+
Review: I bought this unit based on other user reviews for the purpose of jogging and going to the health club. From the time I opened the box until I was playing an MP3 was one minute. Until I was playing my MP3's was 10 minutes. The software for organizing and sending MP3's to the player is good. If you already have lots of MP3's on your computer it organizes them in a database, you can make playlists, and copying to the player takes about 3 or 4 minutes for the whole 64MB. The MP3 database you can sort by song, artist, size, or time. This is quite flexiable. From this interface you can also remove tracks and change the order. The 'Drawback' to the software is you have to pay for a liscense if you want to RIP MP3's from your CD's. (You can also get free rippers from the net) It plays regular MP3's unlike some players with other formats. I used the player for jogging, Treadmill, Rower, walking, and working out so far. The armband is great and stays in place. The clip also works well just on the shirt collar. For walking, just slip it in your pocket. The AAA battery will last 3 hours for alkaline. I was happy with this, after reading the battery eater reviews. The bottem line, is this weighs an ounce, is durable, is convienent, and is designed for running. Its also much cheaper than others and it is more solid. I read many reviews of players dieing in a few days. This is the primary reason I bought this one. 64MB will give you one hour of music, perfect for a workout. If you need more than that, then this player is not for you. If one hour fits your needs, this is the number one player on the market, period, plus its the best price. ***Addition after 2 weeks of use
You need to use good alkaline battery's versus cheap ones. I get 3 hours out of alkaline and less than 1 without. Also, I have seen the player dying before the battery is dead, by using the pause button. Especially with the cheap battery's. Taking the battery in and out solves this. The best bet is to remove the battery after every use. This is a bit of a pain, but even with this flaw, I still love it. Also, I really like the interface software and will pay for the upgrade.
Rating:
Summary: Great (so far)
Review: I've only had my player for about three weeks and i love it. It's soo tiny and easy to use - the software gave me no problems. Battery life is bad but if you use rechargable batteries it's bearable. i definitely recommend it
Rating:
Summary: Not impressive at all
Review: This product has a very buggy and awkward user interface.
Downloading a song to the device should have been very easy.
Unfortunately the interface is very confusing and it makes
a simple thing very difficult to use. The player has no off-on switch, so you can not turned it off.
But it exhausts the battery in less than 2 days if you leave
battery in without playing. The other problem is, I constantly run into "battery low" even
though the battery is still at 80% of capacity. Sometimes, it
does not work with certain brands of battery even brand new.
You have to take it out and back in several times before it
"may" suddenly decide to accept it. I would recommend not to buy this. It simple gave me too much
frustration.
Rating:
Summary: Great
Review: Had another mp3 that was confusing, so after reading reviews on Yepp-20s in Amazon sight, purchased and only have the complaint of using so many batteries and only 12-15 songs. The sound is certainly loud enough to hear while I mow the lawn and do excersise activies. Can hear it over stero system at the skating rink. It was so easy to load songs into computer and download into mp3. It's so light and handy. Have recommened it to anybody that will listen...
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